United States Department of TransportationInterpretation ID: aiam2669
House of Representatives
Washington
DC 20515;
Dear Mr. Ambro: This is in reply to your letter of September 9, 1977, regarding letter from your constituent, Mr. Larry Gabor, Chairman of the Huntington Consumer Protection Board, concerning the safety of vehicle seats which do not lock in fore-and-aft adjustment position.; As we explained to Mr. Gabor in our letter of August 18, 1977 (cop enclosed), we have a Federal motor vehicle safety standard which is designed to prevent this situation. The standard regulates vehicles at initial sale, but does not cover inadvertent failure or premature wear-out situations. We do have authority to investigate such situations, however, to determine if grounds exist for conduct of a safety related defect 'recall campaign.' We are forwarding a copy of Mr. Gabor's letter to our Office of Defects Investigation to alert them of this situation. Our previous letter urged Mr. Gabor to furnish them the pertinent details on this matter. Only then can they investigate properly.; Sincerely, Joan Claybrook